Friday, March 1, 2013

2013 - February Recap

How about it? March is here bringing with it a very
successful February! Let’s recap the success of my goals!!

Read the standard
works cover to cover: According to my handy little chart, I needed to read
through 1 Samuel 21, and that's exactly what I did!

Walk 500 miles: February
was a little slow in the walking department. There were a couple of long
days (in to work before the sun came up and not home until way after the sun
went down – VERY LONG days!!), a trip to Orlando and that little thing where my
knee wouldn’t let me walk at all and I learned how to limp along.
Luckily, it seems to be getting better and hopefully March will be a powerful
month. The good news is, I was able to make it 30 miles this month!

Go a month without
chocolate: This was a surprisingly fun challenge. I made it all 28 days
without eating chocolate (though I still feel a little guilty about the
chocolate covered strawberry incident from a few days ago). I learned some
interesting things about myself.

1.On a regular day, I don’t actually “crave”
chocolate. I eat it just because I can.

2.When I do crave chocolate, I am usually tired or
stressed. I really only missed chocolate this month when I had those really
long days at the office and there was no chocolate.

3.I learned that I have been a weak person when it
came to chocolate. You see, in my office in the cabinets behind my desk, we
have a candy drawer (see, it looks tempting, doesn't it??). The folks I work with expect me to keep it stocked (this isn't up to par). This
has been the hardest part of this whole month. It used to be a habit to eat
chocolate. Basically if everyone else were eating it, I was going to partake as
well. This month proved that I don’t need it (surprise, surprise), and in fact,
most of the time I don’t even WANT it. And the coolest part of all was that
when I filled up the drawer this week, the overwhelming smell of sugar and
chocolate made me gag.

So, I get to cross that off the bucket list. I proved to myself that I could do it! I haven't quite decided on March's goal just yet, but it'll be a good one, wait and see.

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Bucket List

1. Learn to make French croissants2. Ride in a hot air balloon3. Visit NYC4. Make all recipes in Josi Kilpack's Culinary Mystery Series5. Visit Mackinac Island, MI6. Read the standard works cover to cover7. Visit Pike Place Market in Washington state8. Learn to play the guitar9. Graduate from college with a degree10. Go deep sea fishing11. Walk 500 miles in one year12. Participate in a humanitarian service project13. See the Northern Lights14. Adopt a child(ren)15. Attend General Conference in person16. Drive in all 50 states17. Take a pottery class (or other craft)18. Learn how to can/preserve food19. Get something published20. Learn to play chess

21. Try standup paddleboarding

22. Take a completely spontaneous trip

23. Grow my hair long and donate it

24. Plan a menu for a restaurant...possibly open it.25. Marry my best friend26. Live in a big city

27. Have a food fight

28. Stay out all night star gazing29. Test drive a car I could never buy30. Be kissed in the rain31. Get a passport32. Attend a Brian Regan show33. Learn to change the oil on my car34. Eat no chocolate for 1 month35. Visit the Sacred Grove36. Ride a train long distance37. Wish on a shooting star38. Grow a small garden39. Attend a midnight movie premier40. Find a cure for my hiccups

41. Learn ASL

42. Go on a cruise43. See the Eiffel Tower44. Ride a motorcycle45. Spend the night on the beach46. Donate blood

47. Ride a segway

48. Take a dance class

49. Pet a shark or sting ray

50. Cut down a Christmas tree51. Own a baby grand piano52. Attend the filming of a TV show

53. Ride in a taxi cab

54. Eat at a DD&D featured restaurant

55. Run a 5k56. Ride a horse

*Bold items = complete

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There is no passion to be found in settling for a life that is less than the one you are capable of living.-Nelson Mandela

The Lord knows who we really are, what we really think, what we really do, and who we really are becoming.-David A. Bednar